BWW Flashback: Put on Your Dancing Shoes as AN AMERICAN IN PARIS Celebrates One Year on Broadway!

Bon anniversaire, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS!

Following its world premiere in December, 2014 at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, the show opened on Broadway at the Palace Theatre on April 12, 2015. It is directed and choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, making his Broadway directing debut. Featuring music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin and a book by Tony and Pulitzer Prize nominee Craig Lucas, the creative team also includes Tony Award winners Bob Crowley (sets and costumes), Natasha Katz (lighting) and Jon Weston (sound) with a musical score adapted and supervised by Rob Fisher. Bartlett Sher is creative consultant. Based on the Academy Award winning film inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition by George Gershwin, An American in Paris brings this classic tale to Broadway for the first time.

In a city suddenly filled with new possibilities, one young GI will discover his passion for art, his desire for change and the love of his life. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS is inspired by the Academy Award-winning film and features the music and lyrics of George and Ira Gershwin, the Tony Award-winning choreography of director Christopher Wheeldon and a book by Craig Lucas.

Now, with countless awards under their belt, including the 2015 Tony Award for Best Choreography, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS is celebrating it's First Anniversary on Broadway! To celebrate, BroadwayWorld invites you to take a look back at the run's most memorable moments!

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First, let's take you back to where the show all started: in Paris!

After a fantastic run in Paris, the show made it's way to the heart of New York City. Let's check out the cast and crew's first day of rehearsals at the Palace Theatre.

And soon after, with the show's Broadway debut around the corner, we finally got our first glimpse at the show!

An American in Paris was nominated for 12 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Though they didn't snag the biggest award of the night, they did win Best Choreography, as well as Scenic Design, Lighting Design and Orchestrations.

Months pass and next thing you know it's the holidays. And even though it might be busy, the cast and crew still has time to celebrate during the hectic season.

It's time to end our journey on a happily ever after. Since, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS is all about finding your true love, the show was lucky enough to be a part of a very special love story. Justin McIntosh proposed to Nathan Smith on their stage, and he said yes!